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The pentagram at the bottom left of the video is an instant deal-breaker for millions of regular folks... being aware of social sensitivities is a big part of being successful for projects that aim for broad adoption.
Not to mention her dress code. Completely mindless of her appearance. If you're going to talk in front of a crowd maybe look the part? If I were here boss I'd be pissed she's representing the company like that.
Excellent talk. I can't wait for this phone (Librem 5) to be available. Only wish the specs were slightly better (higher screen rez for ex). But the privacy and security features more than make up for that.
I can't see it working unless they support WhatsApp and friends. No network effect means it will die. Unfortunately.
That said I currently don't plan on buying it, simply because right now I'm not heavily relying on the phone. It is however the first phone released in the last ~5 years that I'd call interesting and unique.
Excellent talk. I can't wait for this phone (Librem 5) to be available. Only wish the specs were slightly better (higher screen rez for ex). But the privacy and security features more than make up for that.
I can't see it working unless they support WhatsApp and friends. No network effect means it will die. Unfortunately.
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If the star in the bottom corner was a Star of David instead of a pentagram and you said the exact same thing what do you think the response should be?
The same thing? If you want mass appeal you must appeal to the masses. Using loaded symbology is a good way to torch your hard work.
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He is on mobile ^
Since this is an article about an Android phone, I realise giving an iOS solution for this may not be that helpful. For anyone using iOS, the Apple Shortcuts app has an action "Get Contents of URL". You can use this to make a shortcut to save the contents of any URL similar to using wget. I often find this useful, and highly recommend the Shortcuts app in general. It's not perfect, but helps add missing functionality…
The pentagram at the bottom left of the video is an instant deal-breaker for millions of regular folks... being aware of social sensitivities is a big part of being successful for projects that aim for broad adoption.
Not to mention her dress code. Completely mindless of her appearance. If you're going to talk in front of a crowd maybe look the part? If I were here boss I'd be pissed she's representing the company like that.
It's a tech talk, not a catwalk.
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For many people, it's a Satanic symbol and thus they want nothing at all to do with it.
It's clearly not a satanic pentagram but apparently some sort of authors inside joke. Sure, it's based on it, but as you can see there's more elements added https://imgur.com/PxKw5Yw Throughout history five pointed star or its variations have been used in various cultures, ideologies etc. so I don't see it as a "deal breaker".
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He is on mobile ^
Since this is an article about an Android phone, I realise giving an iOS solution for this may not be that helpful. For anyone using iOS, the Apple Shortcuts app has an action "Get Contents of URL". You can use this to make a shortcut to save the contents of any URL similar to using wget. I often find this useful, and highly recommend the Shortcuts app in general. It's not perfect, but helps add missing functionality…
The pentagram at the bottom left of the video is an instant deal-breaker for millions of regular folks... being aware of social sensitivities is a big part of being successful for projects that aim for broad adoption.